Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2005
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialValidation study of the korean version of the brief fatigue inventory.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI-K). One hundred seventy-eight cancer patients and the same number of age- and sex-matched control subjects completed the BFI-K, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and a Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). ⋯ Discriminant validity showed that BFI-K could distinguish significant differences of performance status between subgroups of patients, and between the cancer patient group and the control group, as expected. Our study has shown that the BFI-K is a reliable, valid self-rating instrument in terms of its psychometric properties.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2005
Comment Letter Comparative StudyRe: Use of strong opioids in advanced cancer pain.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2005
Letter Comparative StudyThe willingness of palliative care patients to participate in research.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialTransformative aspects of caregiving at life's end.
We do not know to what extent the needs of caregivers involved with patients at the end of life are being met by care providers and whether caregiving at life's end can be a positive experience. We used the Hospice Experience Model of Care as a framework for understanding the effect of transformative tasks on caregiving at life's end. ⋯ Two mediators reduce caregiver burden and all four of the mediators improve caregiver gain. Caregivers who are able to attend to these transformative aspects find more gain in the caregiving experience.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2005
Clinical TrialStatus quo of palliative care in pediatric oncology-a nationwide survey in Germany.
Cancer is the leading cause of death among the pediatric population with life-limiting conditions. The provision of palliative care at home and on the children's cancer unit has not been surveyed previously on a national scale. A survey of 71 (of 73) German pediatric oncology units (response rate 97%) provided information on the timing of breaking bad news, place of death, orchestrating palliative care at home and on the ward, integration of services and staff, funding of palliative care, bereavement services for siblings and parents, educational needs, level of self-satisfaction, and designated integrated palliative care services for children with cancer. ⋯ The majority of children dying from cancer in Germany do not have access to comprehensive palliative care services at home. Our study highlights the necessity of incorporating the palliative paradigm into the care of children with cancer. Barriers to its implementation must be identified and overcome.